
Prayers in Grief
The love of God is there to comfort us. But how do you access that love when you are grieving?
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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The love of God is there to comfort us. But how do you access that love when you are grieving?

God is with us in our grief, and his kindness and sympathy are always ours, noted Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

I consider, in this sweet circle of family, that in this world death is a part of life, but the Lord doesn’t leave us alone in this pain.

“If I just let go and had a good cry,” Joy told me, “I could go back to holding on to hope, and get back to prayer.”

Of course, I always pray for the grieving. Now I feel like I know where to direct my prayers.

Yes, angels are real, and people often see them as they are dying. Yes, people close to death see loved ones who have died before them…

Author Ann Hood shares how she and others find hope while coping with loss.

One woman’s find in the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy teaches us to look for hope even in the face of devastation.

It is hard to distill into words something commensurate with loss. Yet we must reach out to the grieving and those who love them.

An earth angel helps a grieving child understand that her departed dog is still with her.

The mother of a young stock-trader-turned-9/11-hero reflects on the twelfth anniversary of losing her son.

God touches our hearts gently and says, “Pay attention, this is Me”—especially after the death of a loved one or friend.
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